Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:19PM EDT until July 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:19pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRRLX
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Calhoun County in north central West Virginia...
Southern Gilmer County in north central West Virginia...
Northwestern Braxton County in north central West Virginia...
Southeastern Wirt County in northwestern West Virginia...
Roane County in central West Virginia...
Southeastern Jackson County in northwestern West Virginia...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 517 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Elizabeth to near Kenna, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Glenville, Grantsville, Arnoldsburg, Kenna, Cedar Creek
State Park, Amma, Burnsville, Reedy, Sand Fork, Shock, Millstone,
Statts Mills, Cherry, Given, Rosedale, Mount Zion, Kentuck, Left
Hand, and Lucille.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 between mile markers 24 and 32, and between mile
markers 81 and 82.
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 125 and 133.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Braxton, WV; Calhoun, WV; Gilmer, WV; Jackson, WV; Roane, WV; Wirt, WV
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston WV
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